THIS POST ON FINDING YOURSELF IN MOTHERHOOD IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY FIRST GUEST AUTHOR, SARAH OF SARAH’S SAGE ADVICE. Becoming a mom is an amazing experience. It is joyful, satisfying, pleasant, tiring, exhausting, stressful, frustrating, unsatisfying, and unpleasant all at once. Motherhood is so many good things, but it can be generally all-consuming.

Finding the perfect Halloween costume for your kids can be a daunting task. There are so many options from affordable costumes from Target to the more time-consuming option of making your own. If you are more of the buy over diy, then this is the post for you. I’ve rounded up some of the best

We all know that we need to limit screen time. But most people don’t know that we should be limiting the tech in our toys too. Why is that? Because electronic/battery operated toys do a lot of the thinking, talking, and problem solving for our kids. Why make animal sounds if the toy will make

Planning a family trip to Portland? Or maybe you live in the area? Here are some family friendly summer activities in Portland Oregon: Anytime my friends and family talk about visiting Portland, I tell them they have to come in the summer. It is really the best time to take advantage of everything Portland has

This post is sponsored by Happy Family at Target but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. In my last post about what the boys eat, I outlined a generic toddler meal plan that I use. In this post, we are going to be a bit more specific about what snack time looks

This post is sponsored. All opinions are my own. I can’t believe warmer weather and sunshine have made their way to Oregon. After months of gloomy skies and rain, we are ready to have some good family fun. We have been taking advantage of all the beautiful weather by spending time at the local park

This post is sponsored. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When you look at your day, what takes up the biggest chunk of time? For me, I feel like all of my time goes to preparing meals and snacks for my kids. I spend time looking to see what we have on hand. I

I was shopping at the mall by myself and I thought I was going into labor. I was freaking out wondering if I could make it out of the mall. I wasn’t ready. It wasn’t time. I hadn’t packed my hospital bag yet. Thankfully, my first child was not born outside The Cheesecake Factory on

Spring has officially started and I couldn’t be more excited. If your children are anything like mine, they are probably itching to do something fun after being cooped up all winter. I’ve put together a list of 10 spring activities for toddlers that will help you and your little ones get the most out of